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UWF Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies and UWF Department of Theatre present Judiciary’s Unsung Heroes: James Meredith Trial Reenactment and Q&A

The University of West Florida Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies and UWF Department of Theatre will present the James Meredith Trial Reenactment and Q&A on Saturday, September 16 at 4 p.m. The performance will be held in the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the […]

Aug. 28, 2023

UWF, Pathways for Change bring sales training to Escambia Co. inmates

After years of teaching sales skills to corporate professionals and students, University of West Florida marketing professor Dr. Bob Kimball is taking his instruction to a new audience: inmates at the Escambia County Work Release Center. In February, Kimball conducted a two-day sales course, Bob’s Sales Camp, with 24 inmates participating in the Pathways for […]

Mar. 07, 2017

Study: Public sees benefit in police use of body-worn cameras

University of West Florida professor Dr. Matthew Crow and assistant professor Dr. Jamie Snyder, along with Florida Atlantic University professors Drs. Vaughn Crichlow and John Smykla, completed the second part of their research on police body-worn cameras, or BWCs. During that phase of the research, Crow gauged how the public perceives police BWC use. “We […]

Feb. 06, 2017

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Two UWF professors join human trafficking task force

Drs. Andrew Denney and Melinda Lewis, faculty members in the University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies, have been asked to serve as members of the Pensacola Task Force for Human Trafficking. Organized by the Florida Department of Children & Families and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the task force aims […]

Nov. 22, 2016
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UWF alumna receives Southern Criminal Justice Association award

University of West Florida alumna Kati Andrews was recently named the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student award from the Southern Criminal Justice Association for her accomplishments at UWF. A committee from the association selected her from an array of nominees among criminal justice programs throughout the Southern region. “I’ve been to their conferences […]

Aug. 31, 2015

Criminal Justice students from Scotland visit UWF

Eighteen Scottish criminal justice students and their professor learned a lot about American justice and culture after arriving in Pensacola June 17 for a two-week visit to the University of West Florida (UWF) and the Gulf Coast. Hailing from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) in Hamilton, Scotland, the group followed a busy […]

Jun. 29, 2012

Kimberly Tatum awarded Women’s Studies Award

Kimberly M. Tatum, associate professor of Justice Studies and assistant dean, was awarded the Mary F. Rogers Women’s Studies Award at the UWF Women’s Studies Conference April 5. The award is given by the UWF Women’s Studies Program annually to a faculty member for substantial scholarship in the field of women’s studies and making a […]

Apr. 12, 2012

Criminal justice students visit Scotland

By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Nine UWF criminal justice students recently visited Scotland, where they spent two weeks learning about the Scottish judicial system first-hand. John Smykla, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Justice Studies at UWF, planned the trip for his students to provide them a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience as part of his […]

Jul. 23, 2011

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